Laurence Naismith
| Laurence Naismith | |
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As Argus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
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| Born |
Lawrence Johnson 14 December 1908 Thames Ditton, Surrey, England |
| Died | 5 June 1992 (aged 83) Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Years active | 1948–1982 |
Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films Scrooge (1970) and the children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He also had memorable rôles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958) and the First Sea Lord in Sink the Bismarck! (1960).
Naismith was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908. He attended All Saints Choir School in London and was a chorus member for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!. He then worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his own. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the British Army where he became an officer in the Royal Artillery.
His film roles included Carrington VC (1954), Richard III (1955), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The World of Suzie Wong (1960, Jason and the Argonauts (1963). He played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the musical Camelot and appeared in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as the chairman of the diamond trading syndicate.
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